me vs. Michael Jordan (365 Days Later)

August 21, 2011
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As hard as it is for me to believe, today marks exactly one year since I began my journey to play basketball with Michael Jordan here at mevsMJ.com! If things had gone as originally planned, I would just be coming back from his annual Michael Jordan Senior Flight School in Las Vegas, but they didn’t, […]

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Why Some, Not All, Have The “No Doubt” Mindset

August 16, 2011
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Up 8-1 in game two of our 1-on-1 match-up, I looked into the eyes of professional hoopster Andy Gebru and saw no doubt. In games which the majority expects me to lose, the pressure is always on the pro to perform and ultimately to win. Yet down substantially in a game to just 15 points, Andy […]

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Are You Ready To Prove Yourself?

August 9, 2011
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Last week I walked onto the basketball court twice and on both occasions not one person had ever seen me before. Thursday I found myself as one of five guys playing some 21. For those of you that don’t know, 21 is a game in which it’s every man for himself and the first one […]

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The Truth of Rejection

August 2, 2011
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There is no part of being rejected that makes me or anyone else feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It doesn’t matter if I’m playing hoops or telling someone new about my goal of playing Michael Jordan, getting my shot swatted or being brushed off isn’t fun. Being rejected sucks harder than a brand new […]

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Words with Friends (The Power of Words)

July 26, 2011
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When words leap over your teeth, past your lips and spring to life in this world they hold such amazing power. The ability to speak and communicate through the written word is breathtaking if you just sit still for a moment and really think about it. Every single time you open your mouth or press […]

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My Time with T-Mac + Tracy McGrady (@TheReal_TMAC) Gives Me & mevsMJ.com a Shout Out!

July 19, 2011
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The T-Mac Shout Out! Yesterday at 10:02 am the following message from Tracy McGrady came across my Twitter feed!: I dream big things here at mevsMJ.com, but even for me, having Tracy McGrady give ME a shout out blows my mind!  The fact that one of the best basketball players to ever play the game […]

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When To Replace Your Basketball Shoes (A Mostly Non-Scientific Look Into The Sole Of The Hoops Game)

July 12, 2011
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As I bent down and tied my Jordans the other day at the basketball court, I had this thought: How often should I replace my basketball shoes? My 2010 sprint into the running game had me thinking about that very thing. It’s fairly well known that runners are advised to replace their shoes every 300 […]

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The Foundation for Greatness is in the Roadwork!

July 5, 2011

No one sees me when I’m all alone on the court, soaked with sweat, searching for a breath, with the sadistically hot sun laughing above. No one sees me when all that separates another repetition from quitting is the desire to improve alone. No one sees me when I’m in the gym launching one shot […]

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The Best Don’t Get Tired (Me vs. Robert Brown-Round 3)

June 28, 2011

He faked right, crossed over left, lowered his shoulder and exploded to the rim. It was game point, in game number three this past Sunday and Robert Brown, one of the top basketball players in the country (#80 by ESPN/#54 by Bob Gibbons), was about to freeze the gym. Just one long stride past me […]

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Me vs. Andy Gebru (Professional Basketball Player in Brazil) [Video]

June 21, 2011

What do you do against a guy who was an all-conference player in college at Fayetteville State University?  What do you do against a guy who dropped close to 200 three pointers in his three years there and averaged over 16 points per game? What do you do against a guy who is so good […]

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The Most Successful Man I Know

June 16, 2011

When I was a kid all I wanted to be was RICH! (Chris Rock’s voice and going forward anytime you see RICH, it’s in Chris Rock’s voice.) Big house, nice car, lots of money…RICH! My parents say that when I was just five years old we walked into a restaurant and I proclaimed, “Ooooh, this […]

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Amazed By The Heat Hate (NBA Finals Look Back)

June 13, 2011

Congrats to the Mavs and their first Championship!  Well deserved!  Superbly played! So many were beyond excited by the outcome of Sunday’s game and many weren’t even Dallas Mavericks fans. No doubt the Mavericks bandwagon was filled beyond capacity here in the NBA Finals.  When there was no more room, not even one inch of […]

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Preparing For The Un-Expected!

June 9, 2011

With my fingertips still emitting small flames from being on FIRE the previous two games of 1-on-1 against my brother, I got down in my defensive stance and began preparing for the unexpected. I had just won two games against him handedly and was extremely tired, but this was not the time to rest.  This […]

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To Run…or Not To Run!?!? (The ? with a Joyful Answer)

June 7, 2011

In 2010 I went from hating running to enjoying it.  From sitting on my couch to running over 530 miles.  I ran two half marathons.  I ran during the week in the mornings or evenings for fun.   From last summer through my injury, on the last day of January, I ran every Saturday morning (8-10 […]

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